Torch

Portuguese Meaning

tocha

maçarico

facho

archote

lamparina

lâmpada

luz

English Meaning

  1. A portable light produced by the flame of a stick of resinous wood or of a flammable material wound about the end of a stick of wood; a flambeau.
  2. Chiefly British A flashlight.
  3. Something that serves to illuminate, enlighten, or guide.
  4. Slang An arsonist.
  5. A portable apparatus that produces a very hot flame by the combustion of gases, used in welding and construction.
  6. Slang To cause to burn or undergo combustion, especially with extraordinary rapidity, force, or thoroughness.